Written by Ruben
Edited on
13 October 2025
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14:48
How do you descale your SMEG coffee machine?
In this article, we'll show you how to descale your SMEG fully automatic coffee machine. It's important to descale it. This way, you prevent it from clogging and extend the lifespan of your coffee machine. It'll automatically indicate when it has to be descaled, which is about once every 2 months.
Get started with descaling
This video shows you how to descale your SMEG coffee machine step by step. We'll go through the following steps:
- Start the descaling program.
- Rinse the machine.
You need:
- Descaler
- At least a 1.4L container
How often should you descale?
The coffee machine automatically indicates when you have to descale it. The descaling light on the top of the machine will switch on. If the light is on continuously, you can still make a couple cups of coffee. If the light starts flashing, you have to descale it before you can make coffee again. How often you have to descale your SMEG coffee machine depends on the set water hardness. With hard water, you have to descale it more often than with soft water. You have to descale the coffee machine once every 2 months on average.
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Step 1: start the descaling
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Place a container of eat least 1.4L under the coffee outlet.
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Fill the water tank with fresh water up to the 'Max' mark.
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Add the descaler to the water.
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Press the lungo button and the button in the middle at the same time for 3 seconds.
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During the descaling process, the lungo button starts flashing orange and the decaling light is on.
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The descaling process is done when the lungo button and desclaing indicator are white.
Step 2: rinse the machine
- Empty the container.
- Place the empty container under the coffee outlet.
- Fill the water tank with fresh water up to the 'Max' mark.
- Press the lungo button to start the rinse cycle.
- During the rinse cycle, the lungo button starts flashing white and the indicator light is on.
- The rinse cycle is finished when the water tank is empty and all buttons are white.
